Curtain rod or fixture



June 18, 1946; H. R. ROSS CURTAIN ROD OR FIXTURE Filed Dec. 20, 1943ATTORNEYS Patented June 18, 1946 CURTAIN n01) on FIXTURE Hollis R. Ross,Bufialo, N. Y., assignor to Barcalo Manufacturing Company, Buffalo,

Application December 20, 1943, Serial No. 515,003

1 Claim.

This invention relates to improvements in ourtain'rods or fixtures forhanging window curtains, portieres, drapes and the like, and a primaryobject of the invention is to provide a fixture for such purposes whichis of a practical and desirable improved construction.

Other objects of the invention are to provide a fixture which is ofsimple and inexpensive construction but is adapted to simplify andfacilitate the hanging of curtains or other hangings; in which thecurtain-supporting rod comprises oppositely extending sections which aremounted on bracketsior supports at their distant end portions and areconnected at their adjacent or inner portions so as to permit the rod tobe lengthehed or shortened as maybe required, to suit hangings ofdifferent widths, and so as to permit separation of the adjacent ends ofthe rod sections to facilitate the placing of the hangings thereon andremoving them; which comprises a pair of opposite brackets adapted to befixed in place on a window or door frame, wall or other support, and rodsections, one mounted on each of the opposite brackets and whichtelescopically and detachably engage each other so as to provide a rodof the required length for the particular installation and hold the rodrigid between the brackets, but nevertheless permit read separation ofadjacent ends of the rod sections for hanging the curtains or likethereon and permitting their removal without removing the rod from itsbrackets or disturbing the brackets.

Further objects and advantages of the invention will appear from thefollowing specification of the preferred embodiment of the invention,shown in the accompanying drawing, and the novel features of theinvention are set forth in the appended claim.

In said drawing:

Fig. 1 is a front elevation of a curtain rod or fixture embodying myinvention, showing by full lines the normal curtain-supporting positionof the parts, and by broken lines showing the rod sections separated forplacing the curtain or other hangings thereon'or removing them.

Fig. 2 is a plan View thereof;

Fig. 3 is a vertical, transverse section thereof, on a larger scale,through one of the brackets, on line 33, Fig. 1.

Figs. 4 and 5 are transverse sections through the rod on lines 3-4 and5-5 respectively, Fig. 1.

The fixture comprises a pair of supporting brackets I0 and II adapted tobe fixed by screws or other fastenings in place at the upper sideportions of a window or door frame or on any supporting structure, andopposite rod sections I2 and I3, each of which is mounted, preferablypivotally, on one of the brackets It and II, and which sections normallyextend toward each other from the brackets with their inner endsinterengaged or connected one with the other, so that the two sectionscooperate in mutually supporting each other and holding the rod formedby them rigid or straight between the brackets.

The brackets may be of any suitable construction, each as shown beingformed of a strip bent to form legs I l andI-E diverging from anupright, middle connecting portion I6, and having outturned, aperturedfeet for the passage of 580121.- ing screws or the like.

Each of the rod sections I2 and I3 preferably consists of a metal bar orstrip of greater vertical depth or width than thickness, its verticalwidth being sufficient to make the bar still or rigid enough verticallyto prevent it from bending under the weight of the load which it has tosupport, while the bar may be of a less thickness, such as to permit itsfree end to be deflected or sprung somewhat in a horizontal direction.The rod sections I2, I3, are preferably pivoted on the vertical portionsI5 of the brackets, as by horiz'ontal rivets Iii, so that the sectionsare adapted to swing or tilt vertically to some extent on theirsupporting brackets. At their adjacent end portions, which overlap, therod sections I2 and I3 are respectively provided or formed with hooks orbearing parts 2i and '22, each preferably adapted to engage over andbear upon the upper edge of the other rod section so that the engagementof the hook 2! or 22 of each rod section on the other rod section willhold the sections in horizontal alinement with each other and supportthem between the brackets so as to prevent downward swinging ordeflection of the sections between their supporting brackets, whilenevertheless permitting the sections to be swung or tilted upwardly ontheir brackets, as indicated by the broken lines in Fig, 1, to disengagethe hook or bearing portion of each rod section from the other section.Preferably, the hooks or parts 2|, 22 are so formed that each projectsabove the upper edge of the section on which it is formed, about thethickness of the rod section, so that when the hook of each section isengaged over the other section, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, the top andbottom edges of the two sections will be held substantially inhorizontal alinement one with the other. Also, preferably, the hooks 2|,22 are made of substantially inverted U-shape in other appropriate crosssection, as most clearly shown in Figs. 4 and 5, so that each rodsection will be embraced between the body and extremity of the hook ofthe other section, whereby the two rod sections will be held inoverlapped position fiat against each other to prevent their accidentaldisengagement and also to resist horizontal deflection of the sectionswhen connected to each other between their supporting brackets. Theinner ends of the rod sections may be rounded at 23, and the extremitiesof the hook also rounded at 24, so as to permit the rods to be readilyinserted into or through the hem pockets, eyes or loops of the hangings,and removed therefrom, for placing the hangings on or removing them fromthe fixture.

The interengagement of the two rod sections by means of the hooks orbearing parts 2| and 22, as described, also slidably or telescopicallyconnects the sections with each other so as to permit the rod to bereadily shortened or lengthened a may be required, for use with hangingsof difierent widths.

In the use of the device, the supporting brackets l and H can befastened in position on the window frame or other support at thenecessary distance apart to accommodate the curtain or hanging to behung, and then the rod sections can be passed through the hems, eyes orloop of a pair of curtains, or the opposite side portion of a singlecurtain, while the inner ends of the rod sections are disconnected andseparated from each other, for instance, as indicated by broken lines inFig. l. The adjacent end portions of the rod sections are then wung orpressed towards each other and the hook of each section engaged over theother section to hold the sections in their horizontal alined positions.In order to remove the curtain or hangings, it is only necessary todisengage the hooked inner ends of the rod sections and separate themsufficiently to permit the removal of the curtain or hangings. Thus, thedescribed construction permits the two brackets to be fastened in placeat a sufficient distance apart to accommodate the curtain or hangingbetween them, and then by engaging the hooked end of each rod sectionover the other rod section, the rod formed by the two sections thusautomatically accommodates itself in length to the distance between thetwo supporting brackets. It i not necessary to first determine what thelength of the rod has to be and then fasten the brackets in place on thesupport in the particular positions to accommodate that particularlength of rod. This greatly reduces the work of mounting the fixture inplace and enables the work to be done by an unskilled person, andbecause of the detachability of the inner ends of the two sections whilethey are connected to their supporting brackets, fOr placing thecurtains or hangings thereon and removing the same, it is not necessaryto disconnect or remove the rod from its supporting brackets, or toremove the brackets, in order to hang or remove the curtain or otherhangings.

In the preferred construction illustrated in the drawing, each sectionof the fixture is also provided with a drape-supporting arm or portion25, which arm of the two sections extend inwardly towards each otherfrom the outer end portions of the fixture for supporting drapes or thelike in front of the curtains or hangings which are supported by themain rod sections I2 an I3. As shown, each of these drape-supportingarms is formed by bending the outer portion of the rod which forms therod section l2 or I3 forwardly at 26, and then inwardly horizontally infront of and parallel with the main rod section 12 or I 3. As shown, themain rod and arm portion l2 or I3 and 25 of each section are disposedrespectively in front and in rear of the portion l6 of its supportingbracket, and the single rivet l9 passes through the two portions 25 andI2 or I3 and through the bracket to pivotally connect the rod section tothe bracket. The fixture thus comprise a main supporting rod for acurtain or other hanging and also a supporting arm for a drape or thelike in front of the curtain, at opposite ide portions thereof. Theinner end of each drape-supporting arm 25 may be provided with anoutwardly turned hook or extremity 21 at its inner end which willprevent the accidental disengagement of the drape or the like from thearm.

I claim as my invention:

In a fixture fOr curtains and the like comprising spaced supportingbrackets, and oppositely extending rod sections movably supported attheir distant end portions on and extending towards each other from saidbrackets, the improved construction in which the adjacent portions ofsaid rod sections overlap and each section has at its inner end portiona hook which projects over and embraces the overlapping portion of theother section and holds said sections side by side and support themagainst downward movement between said brackets, said overlappingportion of said rod sections being movable upwardly for disengaging thehook of each section from the other section, and said rod sectionshaving outer end portions which extend forwardly and towards each otherforming drape-supporting arms.

HOLLIS R. ROSS.

